Matt Schmitz
@mattschmitz.bsky.social
#MizzouMade journalist for hire. Word nerd. Omaha native. Kansas Citian for 26+ years. Voracious music lover and irrationally hopeful fan of Mizzou sports, Notre Dame, Creighton, the Minnesota Twins and Vikings and St. Louis Blues.
Protect the Tension Envelopes sign at all costs.
October 28, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Protect the Tension Envelopes sign at all costs.
“The flash, apparently official, CBS News died at 7:30 a.m. Central Daylight Time, 8:30 Eastern Daylight Time.”
October 6, 2025 at 1:50 PM
“The flash, apparently official, CBS News died at 7:30 a.m. Central Daylight Time, 8:30 Eastern Daylight Time.”
Like many journalists of my vintage, “All the President’s Men” (the book and the film) partly inspired my career choice. Though I think “The Sting” is Robert Redford’s best performance.
RIP to a legend.
RIP to a legend.
September 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Like many journalists of my vintage, “All the President’s Men” (the book and the film) partly inspired my career choice. Though I think “The Sting” is Robert Redford’s best performance.
RIP to a legend.
RIP to a legend.
Eighty years ago today, Aug. 19, 1945, my father, Army Sgt. Louis Schmitz, was a member of Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s honor guard as the commander of Allied forces in the Pacific met with Japanese officials in Manila City Hall to negotiate the terms of Japan’s surrender to end World War II. 🧵
August 19, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Eighty years ago today, Aug. 19, 1945, my father, Army Sgt. Louis Schmitz, was a member of Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s honor guard as the commander of Allied forces in the Pacific met with Japanese officials in Manila City Hall to negotiate the terms of Japan’s surrender to end World War II. 🧵
As a matter of principle, I refuse to recognize any Freaky Friday but the 1976 Barbara Harris-Jodie Foster original. The freakiest part is to think Jodie Foster filmed it the same year she did Taxi Driver.
August 8, 2025 at 4:47 PM
As a matter of principle, I refuse to recognize any Freaky Friday but the 1976 Barbara Harris-Jodie Foster original. The freakiest part is to think Jodie Foster filmed it the same year she did Taxi Driver.
Give Rafael a break. He works so hard. He needs a little R&R.
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July 10, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Give Rafael a break. He works so hard. He needs a little R&R.
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Hey, YouTube TV: This might not be the best image to use in your program guide of this particular Friend, considering … well, you know.
May 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Hey, YouTube TV: This might not be the best image to use in your program guide of this particular Friend, considering … well, you know.
"I spent $25 million to rig a Wisconsin election and all I got was this stupid hat."
April 2, 2025 at 5:26 AM
"I spent $25 million to rig a Wisconsin election and all I got was this stupid hat."
PSA: Not everyone in Kansas City is a Chiefs fan. I’ve lived here nearly 27 years, and I remain irrationally loyal to the team of my youth, the Minnesota Vikings, losers of four Super Bowls.
February 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
PSA: Not everyone in Kansas City is a Chiefs fan. I’ve lived here nearly 27 years, and I remain irrationally loyal to the team of my youth, the Minnesota Vikings, losers of four Super Bowls.
How dare a Christian minister use a sermon in a Christian church to ask other supposed Christians to be more Christlike.
January 22, 2025 at 6:12 PM
How dare a Christian minister use a sermon in a Christian church to ask other supposed Christians to be more Christlike.